Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-05
BILL NYE AND JAY COULD.
The Humorist Pays His Respects to the
Rich Philapthropist.
OLD ACQUAINTANCE RENEWED
Kind Soiicitude That was Not Appre
ciated-Changes Wrought by DE.
cade Rich Mans Possibili-
ties In Paradise:

New York World: It had been ten
long weary years since | last met Jay
Gould until called upon him yesterday
to renew the acquaintance and discuss the
happy past. Ten years of patient toll
and earnest endcavor on my part, ten
years of philanthropy on his, have been
filed away in the grim and greedy here.
tofore Both of us have changed in that
time. though Jay has changed more than
l have. Perhaps that IS because he has
been thrown more in contactwlth change
than have.
Still, had changed good deal in
those years, for when called at Irving
ton yesterday Mr.. Gould did not remcm-
ber ME. Neither did the watchfu bu
overestimated dog IN the front yard.
Mr.. Gould lives IN comfort, in CHEEKY
home, surrounded by help and a barbed--
wire fence.
BY wearing ready.made clothes, in
stead of having his clothing made es-
pecially tor himself, he has been able to
amass good many millions of dollars
with which he is enabled to buy things.
Carefully conceallng the fact that had
any business relations with the press, l
gave my card to the person who does
chores for MIR. Gould, and, apologizing
for not having dropped in before, took
seat IN the spare room to wait for the
great railroad magnate.
MIR. Could entered the room with q
low, stealthy tread and looked me over
in cursory way and yet with the air of
a connoisSeur.
IL believe that | have never mad the
pleasure of meeting you before, sir"
said the great railroad swallower and
amateur philanthropist with tinge of
railroad irony.
said |, lightly running NV fingers over
the keys of the piano in order to show
him that | was accustomed to the sight
of n piano. IL was then working in the
rolling-mill at Laramie City, Wyo., and
you came to visit the mill, which was
then operated by the Union Pacific rail
road company. You do not remember
me because have purchased different
pair of trousers since [ saw you, and the
cane which | wear this season changes
my whole appearance also. remember
you. however, very much"
well, if we grant all that, Mr.. Nye,
will yoI excuse me for asking you to
what am indebted for this call?"
'Well, Mr.. Could" said |, rising to my
full height and putting my soft hat on
the brow of the Venus de Milo, after
which seated myself opposite him in
degage western way, you are indebted
indebted to. But we will let that pass.
We are not here to talk about indebted
ness, Jay. If you are busy you needn't
return this call till next winter. But
am here just to converse in quiet way,
as between man and man. To talk over
the past, to ask you how your conduct is,
and to inquire if can do you any good
in any way whatever. This is no time
to speak pieces and ask in grammatical
way, 10 what you are indebted for this
call My main object in coming up here
was to take you by the hand and ask you
how your memory is this spring? Judg-
ing from what 1 could hear, I was led to
believe that it was a little inclined to be
sluggish and astrophied days and to
keep you awake nights. Is that so,
Jayy' H..
"Verv well, then have been misled by
the reports in the papers and am glad it
is all a mistake, Now, one thing more
before go. Did it ever occur to you
that while you and your family were all
out in your yacht together some day, a
sudden squall. a quick lurch of the lee
scuppers, a tremulOus movement of the
main brace, shudder of the SPRING
boom might occur and all be over?'
Eyes, sir. ] have often thought of it,
and of course such a thing might hap
pen at any time; but you forget that
while we are out on the broad and bound
less ocean we enjoy ourselves. We are
free. People with morbid curiosity can
not come and call on us. We cannot get
the daily newspapers, and we don't have
to meet low, vulgar people who pay
their debts and perspire."
"Of course that is one view to take of
it; hut that Is only a selfish view. Sup
posing that you have made no provisions
for the future in case of accident. Would
it not be we'll for you to name some one
outside of your own family to take up
this great burden which IS now weighing
you down-this money which you say
yourself has made slave of you-and
look out for it. Have you ever consid-
cred this matter seriously and settled
upon a good man who would be willing
to water your stock for you, and so con-
duct your affairs that nobody would get
any benefit from your vast accumula.
tions, and in every way carry out the
policy which you have inaugurated?
IF you have not thoroughly considered
this matter wish you would do so at an
early date. lhave in my minds eye just
such man as you need His shoulders
are well fitted for a burden OF this kind,
and he would pick 1t up cheerfully at
any time you see fit to lay it down. l will
give you his address"
THANK YOU" said MIR. Gould, rs the
thermometer in the next room suddenly
frOze up and burst with loud report.
And now, if you will excuse me from
otfsetting my time. which is worth $500 a
minute, against yours, which l judge to
be worth about 81 per week, will bid
you good morning"
He then held the door open for me and
shortly after that came away. There
were three reasons why did not remain,
but the principal reason was that l did
not think he wanted me to do so.
And Sd | came away and left HIM.
There was little else that could say
after that.
1t is not the first time that q western
man has been treated with consideration
in his own section only to be frowned
upon and frozen when he meets the same
man in New York.
Mr.. Gould is below the medium height
and is likely to remain so through life.
His countenance wears crafty express
sion, and yet he allowed himself to be
April-fooled by genial little party of
gentlemen from Boston, who salted the
central branch of the Union Pacific rail
road nv holding hack all tho fraiUht for